Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve Opening June 11

The Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve will be open to the public as of June 11 with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m.

The 120-acre site is dedicated to hiking, fishing and birdwatching,. The ceremony has a rain date of Sunday, June 12, at 10 a.m. 

The property, formerly known as the Haledon Reservoir, was purchased from North Haledon in 2006 for $6.5 million and includes a 70-acre lake that was used as a water supply.  Franklin Lakes received several grants to purchase and preserve the land, including New Jersey Green Acres Grants and Bergen County Open Spaces Preservation Trust. 

The entrance to the park is on High Mountain Road in North Haledon, just south of the Franklin Lakes border.